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Dollar drops to around ¥123 in Tokyo as risk-averse investors buy yen
The dollar fell to just above ¥123 in Tokyo trading on Tuesday, as risk-averse investors bought the yen amid a plunge in crude oil prices. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥123.10-10, down from ¥123.28-28 at the same time Monday. The euro was at $1.0867-0867, up from $1.0857-0857, and ...
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Japan to win contract for India’s first high-speed railway
India is set to adopt Japanese bullet train technology for its first high-speed railway, with the two nations’ leaders expected to announce the agreement in a joint statement this week, a Japanese government source said Tuesday. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold talks in ...
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Nikkei retreats below 19,500, tracking Wall St. lower
Stocks turned lower on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Tuesday, weighed down by an overnight plunge in crude oil prices, with the Nikkei average closing below 19,500. The Nikkei shed 205.55 points, or 1.04 percent, to end at 19,492.60, the lowest closing level in about three weeks. On Monday, it ...
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NTT Communications to launch data network in India
NTT Communications Corp. is set to become the first Japanese company to launch data services in India, sources said Tuesday. The company will provide integrated network services mainly for the roughly 1,200 Japanese businesses operating there, which find connections offered by local providers unreliable. NTT Communications has acquired a national ...
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Japan considers three-year tax cut on new equipment for small firms
The government and ruling coalition are studying halving the fixed asset tax rate for machinery and other depreciable assets for small companies under certain conditions, sources familiar with the matter said. It would affect machinery and equipment newly obtained by small companies, with the total amount of tax saved likely ...
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The $8.6 billion Yahoo dilemma facing Japan’s second-richest man
Masayoshi Son has a $8.6 billion dilemma on his hands. His SoftBank Group Corp. is the largest shareholder of Yahoo Japan Corp., controls several board seats and wields more power over the country’s most profitable website than anyone. That has been possible because Marissa Mayer’s Yahoo Inc., the next biggest ...
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Bank lending in Japan up 2.3% in November
The average balance of bank lending in the country in November, excluding loans by shinkin (credit banks), rose 2.3 percent to ¥428.2 trillion, up for the 50th straight month, the Bank of Japan said Tuesday. Including shinkin, the total lending balance grew 2.3 percent to ¥492.6 trillion, also up for ...
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ANA to fly from Narita to Wuhan, hub for Japanese companies in China
All Nippon Airways Co. will launch flights between Narita International Airport and the Chinese city of Wuhan, Hubei province, on April 28. ANA will operate one round-trip flight per day on the route. Flights from Japan are scheduled to depart Narita and arrive at Wuhan in the evening. The return ...
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Japan logs current account surplus in October for 16th month
The current account surplus grew 72.3 percent from a year earlier in October, the 16th consecutive month of surplus, boosted by plunging oil imports and an increase in the travel surplus, the government said Tuesday. The surplus in the current account balance — one of the widest gauges of a ...
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China overtakes Japan as Asia’s top technology exporter
China has brought to an end Japan’s dominance of Asia’s high-technology exports, according to the Asian Development Bank. China’s share of Asia’s exports of high-tech goods such as medical instruments and aircraft and telecommunications equipment rose to 43.7 percent in 2014 from 9.4 percent in 2000, the ADB said. Japan’s ...